MattyB

I had a family member pass away so I wasn't about to feed them for 2 days. all the fry died unfortunately. Next batch should be coming soon. plus the success rate work micro worms were not high at all. so going to try the fish Flesh idea, make it up ams freeze into small squares and see how that goes

Hey everyone. I have come across a mono peacock bass breeding pair, male at 50cm female at 35-40. going threw my first attempt to raising fry. here are some pictures of the parents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eggs

 

 

 

just become free swimmers yesterday

 

 

 

Serperated into 5 different fry saver containers in same tank just after turning into free swimmers, re located parents

 

 

 

Now this is my first trial, is this normal for them to bunch up like this in the containers?

 

Now any advise is please welcome on people that have known people to raise successful fry. for my first trial I decided to put straight into containers due to the amounts of feedings needed the fry can find them straight away. atm there just on micro worms, starting up some hatcheries so than I can start feeding brine shrimp as well. feeding whden ever possible, atm going to start with 6.30, 7.30, 12.30, 4, 6, 8, and 10 (times of feedings)

 

please let me know any advice or if you suggest im doing something wrong. thank you guys

 

also here is a little vid of me feeding the parents live food the day after I got them. settled in nicely.

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=qMARvRlObw8

 

For the people that don't know me hi I currently run a facebook page called aquarium enthusiasts Australia. its 5 months old with over 1200 members now and raising approx. 15 members a day. feel free to have a look, im always doing updates. a lot of you would of seen my discus tank which is shown in the first few seconds of the pbass vid above  

Its always exciting with your first batch of fry even if there is only 6

no one prob noticed but the thingos on the right hand side of tank way at back to the side, that's my gold spot plecos, they seem to like to hide in there lol heres a better pic of them with a few commons

 

To maintain a low ph! ... Nice limestone and Malawi cichlid collection.. Looks very familiar ... Jase

 

haha yeah limestone works so well

Hi Everyone thought I will show what my aquarium set ups are I have always been on simplydiscus and facebook pages but decided to finally join the Perth Cichlid Society

 

 

My Best and biggest set up is my 6x2x2.5 850L discus tank

 

Co2 Injected with Ph Controller

Filtration is a Fluval FX6

Jaguar 300W heater

Full Custom 3D background ( sticks out up to 5 inches in some places)

1 triple globe florescent light

1 twin globe florescent light

 

Currently have in tank

 

8 Discus ranging 14 - 18cm

 Turq

 Spotted Turq

 Colbult

 white Pigeon

 2 red melons

 Golden Yellow

 Red Rose

 

2 25cm Gold Spotted Plecos

6 8cm Longfin Bristlenoses

2 4cm L144

3 9cm Common Bristlenoses

 

Very Understocked but I don't have the money for more discus atm

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT TANK

 

 

Next tank is a 2x2x2 Cubed 220L African Cichlid Tank 

 

 

 

 

 

Next tank is my grow out tank. just a aquaone 70L

Currently have a small black angel and 4 Peruvian Altum Angels. growing them out to be in the discus tank

 

 

 

 

Next tank is another Aquaone 70L but this one I have just started up as a Cherry red Shrimp tank. swapped 3 clown loaches for 20 baby shrimp so why not? lol only been running couple of days.

 

 

 

Next tank is just a 4ft 200L tank which is just my quarantine tank with couple sponge filters in it. nothing exciting, don't need to put a pic up just bare bottom.

 

 

That's everything let me know what everone things thank you

any questions please ask